A New Dimension of Tradition: Important American Folk Art, Proceeds of the Sale to Benefit a New Folk Art Initiative at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
A New Dimension of Tradition: Important American Folk Art, Proceeds of the Sale to Benefit a New Folk Art Initiative at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
FINE AND RARE MOLDED SHEET-COPPER PIG WEATHERVANE, CIRCA 1880
Auction Closed
January 25, 10:08 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
FINE AND RARE MOLDED SHEET-COPPER PIG WEATHERVANE, CIRCA 1880
with cut metal ears and a hollow curled tail, set on a later metal stand.
Height 19 ½ in. by Length 32 in.
Skinner, Bolton, Fritz Folk Art, February 24, 2001, sale 2052, lot 352;
Stephen Score, Boston, Massachusetts.
Most manufacturers of copper weathervanes offered a pig. This charming example’s maker has not been identified but the long square snout, large ears, and bold thick tail of his design enhances its shot-scarred body.